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Saturday, June 22, 2013

Greek defection shakes coalition

Greece's Democratic Left party says it is pulling out of the coalition government amid a row over the closure of national broadcaster ERT.

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Greek coalition leaders meeting ends with no deal on broadcaster's crisis: junior partner

A crucial meeting of Greece's coalition leaders over the week-long national broadcaster crisis which has rattled the government's stability, ended on Thursday evening with no agreement, the two junior partners said.

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PASOK Backs Samaras On ERT DIMAR Walks

(AP Photo/Petros Giannakouris) Looks like Democratic Left party leader Fotis Kouvelis is waving bye-bye to the Greek coalition government after refusing to go along with the closing of the national broadcaster ERT and the firing of all its 2,656 workers. He left the crisis talks. ATHENS - After one of his coalition partners, the Democratic Left (DIMAR,) seemed set to leave the government after ...

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Greek impasse deepens after coalition talks failGreeces coalition leaders failed to agree to on how to resume state television broadcasts during their third round of talks this week deepening a nine-day impasse that has renewed fears of political i

ERT state broadcaster , until the three-party talks collapsed again on Thursday. The leader of the smallest party in the coalition, Fotis Kouvelis of the Democratic Left, attacked Samaras for failing to comply with a court ruling ordering ERT back on air and rejecting his proposal for a reformed broadcaster. "No common ground was reached at the political leaders' meeting with regards to ...

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Greeces Democratic Left says country must avoid polls

ATHENS (Reuters) - Greece must avoid heading to snap polls, the leader of the Democratic Left party said on Friday after it decided to withdraw its ministers from the country's ruling coalition. "The country doesn't need elections," party leader Fotis Kouvelis said in a statement obtained by Reuters. Kouvelis added that his party would continue to back reforms within a ...

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Greece in the Spotlight of International Media

?he political developments in Greece are piquing the international media's interest, following the decision of the political party Dimokratiki Aristera to differentiate itself from the government policy after the party leader Fotis Kouvelis' stance at the political leaders’ meeting on June 20. Reuters news agency said the collapse of Thursday’s talks ';is throwing the ...

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Greek leftists bolt coalition government minister

View Photo AFP/Louisa Gouliamaki - Dimar (Democratic Left) party leader Fotis Kouvelis leaves the Greek prime minister's office late June 20, 2013. Greece's moderate Democratic The moderate party will withdraw ...

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Democratic Left confirms it is withdrawing from government

The overwhelming majority of officials at Democratic Left (DIMAR), the Greek government's junior coalition partner, support party leader Fotis Kouvelis's decision to withdraw from the tripartite coalition following a breakdown in talks with Prime Minister Antonis Samaras and PASOK's Evangelos Venizelos over the closure of state broadcaster ERT.According to party sources, 19 ...

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Kouvelis Pulls DIMAR From Greek Coalition

DIMAR leader Fotis Kouvelis Democratic Left (DIMAR) chief Fotis Kouvelis on June 21 said that he is yanking his tiny group from the uneasy Greek coalition led by Prime Minister and New Democracy Conservative leader Antonis Samaras, who said he will now rule with the backing of his other partner, the PASOK Socialists. The break came after Kouvelis refused to back Samaras’ closing of the ...

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Greece coalition partner pulls out ministers in wake of ERT debacle update

Greek Justice Minister Antonis Roupakiotis waits before a meeting with the lawmakers of Democratic Left party and leader Fotis Kouvelis, in Athens, Friday. The smallest party in ...

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Greeces Democratic Left Party Plans To Quit Coalition Over State TV Closure

Democratic Left (DIMAR) party president Fotis Kouvelis adresses the Greek parliament in Athens on November 7, 2012. (PANAYIOTIS TZAMAROS/AFP/Getty ...

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Roundup: Greek PM vows to stick to reforms as political crisis deepens

Amid deepened political crisis and prospect of early elections, Greek Prime Minister Antonis Samaras vowed Friday that the government would stay on to complete the needed reforms to save the country.

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Greek party quits govt over closure of ERT broadcaster





The ruling coalition's smallest party, the Democratic Left, withdrew from the Greek government on Friday in protest against the closure of state broadcaster ERT, leaving Prime Minister Antonis Samaras with only a tiny parliamentary majority.





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Friday, June 21, 2013

Smallest Coalition Partner Quits Greek Government

The Democratic Left party withdrew to protest Prime Minister Antonis Samaras’s closure of the state broadcaster, dealing a serious blow to the fragile three-way coalition.
    



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Greece coalition partner pulls out ministers in wake of ERT debacle update

Greek Justice Minister Antonis Roupakiotis waits before a meeting with the lawmakers of Democratic Left party and leader Fotis Kouvelis, in Athens, Friday. The smallest party in ...

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Greeces Democratic Left Party Plans To Quit Coalition Over State TV Closure

Democratic Left (DIMAR) party president Fotis Kouvelis adresses the Greek parliament in Athens on November 7, 2012. (PANAYIOTIS TZAMAROS/AFP/Getty ...

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Kouvelis Pulls DIMAR From Greek Coalition

DIMAR leader Fotis Kouvelis Democratic Left (DIMAR) chief Fotis Kouvelis on June 21 said that he is yanking his tiny group from the uneasy Greek coalition led by Prime Minister and New Democracy Conservative leader Antonis Samaras, who said he will now rule with the backing of his other partner, the PASOK Socialists. The break came after Kouvelis refused to back Samaras’ closing of the ...

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Thursday, September 13, 2012

Greece: Strikes flare as coalition government struggles to clinch new ...


AFP

Greece: Strikes flare as coalition government struggles to clinch new ...
Washington Post
ATHENS, Greece — A fresh wave of anti-austerity strikes hit Greece Wednesday as the leaders of the governing coalition remained unable to finalize further spending cuts for the coming two years without which the country will lose its vital rescue loans.
Greece revs up privatization drive to sway troikaReuters
Greece faces more anti-austerity strikes, protestsThe Associated Press
Greece Aid Decision May Be Delayed to November - EU SourcesWall Street Journal

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Wednesday, September 12, 2012

Greece faces more strikes, no austerity deal yet

A street vegetable vendor discusses Greece's crisis with a man as in the background is seen a protest outside the ministry of Finance, in central Athens, on Wednesday, Sept. 12, 2012. A fresh wave of anti-austerity strikes hit Greece Wednesday as the leaders of the governing coalition struggled to finalize further spending cuts for the coming two years — without which the country will lose its vital rescue loans.(AP Photo/Petros Giannakouris)A fresh wave of anti-austerity strikes hit Greece Wednesday as the leaders of the governing coalition remained unable to finalize further spending cuts for the coming two years without which the country will lose its vital rescue loans.



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Monday, September 10, 2012

U.S. Stocks Little Changed as Greek Crisis Offsets Stimulus Bets


U.S. Stocks Little Changed as Greek Crisis Offsets Stimulus Bets
San Francisco Chronicle
Stocks declined today as Greek Prime Minister Antonis Samaras meets officials from the nation's creditors after failing to secure agreement from coalition partners on spending cuts. Greece's Democratic Left leader Fotis Kouvelis, whose party is one of ...

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